John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5150 Sir Walter Sott 1771-1832 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 5150 |
| AUTHOR: | Sir Walter Scott (1771–1832) |
| QUOTATION: | The rose is fairest when ’t is budding new, And hope is brightest when it dawns from fears. The rose is sweetest wash’d with morning dew, And love is loveliest when embalm’d in tears. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Lady of the Lake. Canto iv. Stanza 1. |
| WORKS: | Sir Walter Scott Collection. |